Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.98/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$141.98

255 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	151.55	851	63
Medium and Large 2	472	146.10	690	80
Medium and Large 3	489	133.66	654	112

One grade step is worth $17.89/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale255 hd

141.98

—

GA average15 barns · 1,499 hd

136.61

+5.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,495	100.74	1,506	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	71.81	1,067	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	69.23	821	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	68.51	665	63

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$889	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$855	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$913	12

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	154.13/cwt	152.00–158.00	587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	196.21/cwt	195.00–200.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	609	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	118.80/cwt	118.00–120.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	136.03/cwt	135.00–138.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	141.23/cwt	138.00–145.00	460	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	146.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	676	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	155.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	769	116.55/cwt	115.00–117.00	896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.84/cwt	150.00–158.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	133.38/cwt	133.00–135.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	151.52/cwt	148.00–158.00	797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	163.74/cwt	159.00–166.00	783	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	150.73/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,063	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	148.51/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.52/cwt	152.00–154.00	806	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	118.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	164.35/cwt	161.00–165.00	940	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	140.33/cwt	139.00–143.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	153.84/cwt	153.00–155.00	892	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	173.98/cwt	168.00–178.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	182.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	180.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.26/cwt	118.00–125.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	143.63/cwt	141.00–145.00	880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	135.04/cwt	132.00–138.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	187.80/cwt	185.00–188.00	725	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.58/cwt	109.00–119.00	884	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	69.43/cwt	66.00–73.00	673	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	81.79/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,205	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	70.94/cwt	68.00–75.00	824	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	65.23/cwt	60.00–67.00	789	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	61.94/cwt	58.00–65.00	616	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	78.22/cwt	74.00–81.00	730	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	70.28/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,046	13
Bulls	—	—	1,420	96.25/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,367	12
Bulls	—	—	1,577	105.64/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,666	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	80.97/cwt	78.00–84.00	958	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	912.84/head	750.00–1,100.00	913	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	888.97/head	775.00–975.00	889	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	854.61/head	675.00–950.00	855	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	816	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	122.92/cwt	118.00–128.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	134.37/cwt	130.00–138.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	138.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	394	169.60/cwt	168.00–170.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	152.05/cwt	146.00–153.00	893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.58/cwt	153.00–158.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	144.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	160.37/cwt	158.00–168.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	169.41/cwt	165.00–173.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	153.20/cwt	148.00–158.00	725	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	144.06/cwt	138.00–148.00	619	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	136.08/cwt	132.00–139.00	785	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	133.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	633	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	147.14/cwt	144.00–149.00	899	16

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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